Most of us who are making resolutions this year have already made the same promise at least once, possibly many times. So why do we keep falling back into the same rut over and over again? Because personal change is really freakin’ hard, and navigating that particular mine field it is not a subject we […]
Dear C; The holidays are in full swing and a friend of mine dropped dead just yesterday. It was a bit of a jolt, mostly because I was about to text him to see if he was playing at a local club this Thursday. I sometimes sat in and sang with his band. Then a […]
It’s five minutes until go-time. The crowd noise is increasing and more and more pale flesh is seeing daylight for the first time in months. Bare feet are going numb in the sand. “Hair of the Dog” in the form of menthol-mint schnapps is coursing through my veins as I attempt to warm myself internally in […]
A New England winter guarantee: When snow comes down, kids’ energy levels go up. On snowy outings, there are a lot of moving parts for parents to corral from where to go and what to wear to different ideas of what it means to “sled” for different ages. With that in mind, Rhody Ramble has […]
It is often assumed that as a food lover I must also be a good cook. This is where my parents would interrupt with laughter and tell the story about the time I had an episodic breakdown at 17 years old trying to make stove-top mac-and-cheese (from a box) and got stuck on “Step 1: […]
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. — Edmund Burke, philosopher and politician, and a big fan of the American Revolution, 1729-1797. While visions of sugar plums and the French Resistance dance in your heads after the abomination on November 8, let us please turn our attention […]
2016 has been a hell of a year. And with a Tweeting Tyrant poised to enter the White House, we totter precariously into 2017. Most of us are going to make resolutions; this is a year to make them count. If you haven’t yet made up your mind, I have a suggestion: Make a resolution […]
Dear C; When I was in high school, I was tormented by four girls. They formed a club, and even had monogrammed matching satin jackets. I was sort of friends with them, until one day when Top Girl decided I was flirting with her boyfriend. He smiled at me … and all I did was […]
I give start-up business owners a lot of credit, because starting a business can be quite a challenge. In addition to the risk that goes into the decision to branch out on one’s own, a lot of work, time and money need to be invested before the doors can open for the first time. Mike […]
If you haven’t heard, The Arcade is hosting a Winter Farmer’s Market for the holiday season. Over 18 vendors with their wares, from delicious agriculture to handmade goodies, will be there for your buying pleasure every Sunday from 10am – 2pm. I found this by accident last Sunday, when faint from holiday shopping and in […]